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Brad Richards recorded his 12th goal of 2014-15 in Sunday's 4-3 win against Winnipeg.

He didn't have a point in his previous four games and he's produced a meager total of 36 in 72 games this season. Richards can become an unrestricted free agent in the summer and it's hard to see Chicago bringing him back. Mar 30 - 12:49 PM

Brad Richards, left unattended, beat Rangers goalie Cam Talbot on a snap shot from close in to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 1-0 victory in New York Wednesday night.

It was Richards' 11th goal of the season. Duncan Keith notched his 33rd assist of the season on the goal. Andrew Desjardins also drew an assist, his fourth of the season. The Blackhawks, 6-0-1 in their past seven games, went into New York tied with the Rangers for the second-fewest goals-allowed per tilt (2.25). The Hawks outshot the Rangers 31-26 in Wednesday's match. Mar 18 - 10:42 PM

Brad Richards scored a third period power play marker that ended up being the difference for Chicago in a 2-1 win over the Coyotes Thursday.

Both of the Blackhawks goals came via the man advantage in this game, as Andrew Shaw's 1-th of the season came during a first period power play. Marian Hossa also helped his fantasy owners by drawing an assist and six shots on goal in the victory. Mar 13 - 1:07 AM

Brad Richards hasn't scored a goal in each of his last 22 games.

Richards has just six assists and a minus-7 rating in that span. "Production in the last month has not been where I want it to be for whatever reason," Richards said. "I’ve [had] some games where it’s tough to fathom why the puck hasn’t gone in. In years past, a lot of things have gone in a lot easier than they’re going right now." The 34-year-old has nine goals and 32 points in 62 games this season. Mar 8 - 10:34 AM

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The Blackhawks trailed 3-2 going into the third period but Patrick Sharp tied the game and Toews scored the game-winner with 31 seconds left in regulation. The fact that Toews scored the goal in his hometown of Winnipeg will make it that much more special for him. The 26-year-old has 25 goals and 62 points in 75 games. With the win, the Blackhawks now pull one point ahead of Minnesota for third place in the Central division. Toews has now hit the 25-goal mark for the sixth time in his career. Andrew Shaw and Brad Richards also found the back of the net for Chicago in this game.

Antoine Vermette is still adjusting with the Blackhawks, but he's feeling more comfortable.

"It's a tight game out there and with the skill and the ability this team has, if you have a check-first mentality and defend well, things are going to turn your way and you're going to get chances," Vermette said. He played between Marian Hossa and Patrick Sharp in Monday's 3-1 victory, but he didn't contribute a point. Vermette has two assists in nine games with the Blackhawks since being acquired from Arizona.

Brad Richards recorded his 12th goal of 2014-15 in Sunday's 4-3 win against Winnipeg.

He didn't have a point in his previous four games and he's produced a meager total of 36 in 72 games this season. Richards can become an unrestricted free agent in the summer and it's hard to see Chicago bringing him back.

His fifth goal opened the scoring in the first period and it was the first time be found the back of the net since Dec. 3. He ended a 27-game goalless drought and a 19-game pointless slump. Kruger has 13 points in 53 matches and he shouldn't be on your fantasy radar.

Teuvo Teravainen will be in the lineup Monday night versus the Los Angeles Kings.

Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville confirmed there will be no lineup changes from Sunday's game against the Jets. That means newly signed rookies, Kyle Baun and Michael Paliotta, will be healthy scratches Monday. Teravainen has just seven points in 23 games this season but his future in the NHL remains bright.

Brandon Saad scored a goal and an assist in Saturday's 6-2 win over San Jose.

Saad's goal at the 1:21 mark of the third period gave the Hawks a 3-2 lead. He also registered an assist on Duncan Keith's power play goal in the second period. The 22-year-old has been one of Chicago's more consistent scorers this season. He has 21 goals and 45 points in 68 games this season.

Bryan Bickell will be a healthy scratch Wednesday night versus the Philadelphia Flyers.

Head coach Joel Quenneville will elect to go with a bigger, tougher lineup versus the nasty Flyers Wednesday, so Dan Carcillo will tag in for Bickell. In 71 games this season, Bickell has recorded 12 goals and 25 points with 98 shots on goal. We can’t imagine him being scratched longer than Wednesday’s game but maybe this will fire up the veteran for the playoff stretch run. The Hawks will also scratch 20-year-old Teuvo Teravainen for Wednesday's game.

It sounds like Patrick Kane (clavicle) is ahead of schedule and coach Joel Quenneville teased that there could be a very good update on the talented winger's status soon.

"There's been some excellent progress," Quenneville said Monday. "It could be good news. We'll see." Kane has been skating regularly for nearly two weeks and he was on the ice again on Monday in full gear. He suffered a broken clavicle on Feb. 24, which required surgery to repair, and his initial return wasn't expected to be until mid-May. Stay tuned to see if that has changed.

Marian Hossa helped lead the charge past the Kings Monday night with two points in the 4-1 win.

Hossa who now has points in consecutive games, was responsible for the game's final tally. He sent a sweet wrister past Quick, and also received the primary assist in what proved to be the game's winning goal in Duncan Keith's power play marker. Hossa now has 22 goals and 57 points this season.

He was a healthy scratch last Wednesday, but he's played in two games in a row since then. Still, coach Joel Quenneville is looking for more from Versteeg, who played so well with Patrick Kane earlier in the year. The Chicago bench boss said "... regardless of who your linemates are you have to bring your own energy and make sure you're contributing to the game and making a regular contribution shift in, shift out by either having the puck offensively or making sure we're checking hard together."

Shaw scored the Hawks' only goal of the night at 2:24 of the third period. Duncan Keith and Brandon Saad drew the assists, their 34th and 25th of the season, respectively. The Hawks took 35 shots on Mason, the Flyers' goalie. Niklas Hjalmarsson and Patrick Sharp led Chicago in shots with four each.

Andrew Desjardins will draw back into the Blackhawks lineup Wednesday night versus the Flyers.

The Blackhawks will change up their lineup Wednesday night insert Desjardins and Dan Carcillo in place of Bryan Bickell and Teuvo Teravainen. It's a strange move but no one can really question a two-time Stanley Cup winner. Desjardins hadn't dressed since March 18th versus the Rangers and will look to get back into the Hawks lineup on a more regular basis starting Wednesday night. He has just one assist in four games since being traded by San Jose to Chicago.

Duncan Keith tallied a power play goal in Monday's 4-1 victory over the Kings.

Keith scored when he one-timed a feed from Marian Hossa, past a screened Jonathan Quick. It proved to be the eventual game-winner as well. Keith now has nine goals and 44 points this season, leading all defenders on the team.

Brent Seabrook scored two assists in Saturday's 6-2 win over San Jose.

Seabrook collected an assist on Patrick Sharp's goal at the 6:03 mark of the first period. He also picked up the primary assist on Sharp's second goal which was scored in the third period. The 29-year-old has three points in his last four games and he has eight goals and 31 points in 68 games this season.

Although Kimmo Timonen hasn't recorded a point yet this season and is only averaging 12:27 minutes per contest, he feels like he's getting better.

Timonen made his season debut on March 2 after spending the majority of the season recovering from blood clots. "First game kind of pulled my groin a little bit," Timonen said. "Next three games were about surviving. But day-by-day I feel like I'm getting better and going on the ice feeling like you can do something. It's been a process and we still got long ways to go." Unfortunately we don't anticipate him having any fantasy value for the remainder of the season.

David Rundblad will be listed as a healthy scratch Monday versus the Los Angeles Kings.

Rundblad will be held out of the lineup for a second straight game and will be scratched for the fifth time in the team's past six games. He has three goals and 13 points with a plus 14 rating in 45 games this year. He has no fantasy value.

Michal Rozsival will remain in the Blackhawks lineup Monday night against the Kings.

Rozsival has dressed in 59 games this season but has recently found himself in and out of the lineup. He'll get to dress Monday night versus the Kings while David Rundblad will watch from the press box. Rozsival has a goal and 10 assists with 97 hits and 79 blocked shots this year.

Winnipeg held 2-1 and 3-2 leads in the game but the Hawks scored two third period goals to come up with the win. Crawford has struggled of late, going 2-3-0 in his last five games and he has allowed three goals or more in four of those five games. With Patrick Kane sidelined for a while, the Hawks will need Crawford to step up his game if they want to make a run in the playoffs. The 30-year-old has a 31-17-5 record in 53 games this season.

Scott Darling was in excellent form, making 31 saves in Monday's big 4-1 win over the Kings.

Darling was only beaten on a fluky floater through traffic by Jake Muzzin. One Darling certainly wants back, but also one of the forgivable variety. Remarkably, Darling is now 8-3-0 in 12 games with just 21 goals against for the Blackhawks this season.